We got this tent and are blown away by everything it offers. It was so easy to put up and easy to take down. It's marvel to see the tent get built. It seems underwhelming at first but then you put on the rest of the poles and you begin to see how well designed the tent is. The first thing my wife said go me when we got in... "I'm actually excited to go camping now..."
Thanks for the review. I purchased one for tent camping on my Goldwing motorcycle with my pull behind trailer. Very simple setup. Two points to make is on the x poles you will make sure the cross bracket is installed with the open cup end facing down. And when installing the rain fly before you put the corner clips down 1/2 way up where the red guy out loops are there is Velcro loops that should be wrapped around the poles on the inside of the fly. These help steady the fly and poles should a wind storm occurs. Then when you guy out the mid section the guys support the frame. These should always be guyed out and staked if possible. It’s a big tent and lots wind surface.
I own an MSR Elixir 3 (2017) and I've been using it for mountaineering here in the Philippines which always rains. It is still in good condition in 2022. I am thinking of buying one for my family since we also want a stand-in tent with enough room. Thank you for this review!
I just broke down and bought the habitude 6. Your video was very informative and helped me make the decision. We previously had a kingdom 6 with garage (we had it for years and served us well on many cross country trips)- but it didn't survive the 25mph winds in Oklahoma a few weeks ago. I'm looking forward to taking this shiny new MSR out for a trial weekend before we head out across the country again in a couple months. I am still concerned on how well the MSR habitude will do in windy conditions, but it appears a bit more streamlined than the Kingdom 6. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :) Thanks again for a great and informative video-
@@JourneyontheTrail I love it. Easy to put up. We (family of four) used it for about 4 weeks last year from the Badlands to Yellowstone to Mesa Verde and everywhere else in between. Three season weather and it was solid. We did get one tiny hole in the floor (and we used a footprint) but I equate that to the rocky surface we were camped on and my squirmy daughter and her cot (the legs). I love this tent.
Just ordered one. I have excellent backpacking/mountaineering tents; however, finding a good family tent has been a challenge. My current 4P is bombproof, but a real work-out to set up.
Great review! I’ve been looking for a spacious tent for long outings, I’ve been hesitant to buy something like this as I do a lot of winter camping and I’m not sure it’ll handle the wind. After watching this review, I did a google search and found this at REI for $323.00 and just went for it. Pick it up today, I’ll use it next weekend and see how it goes.
I actually don’t think that it is unreasonably priced for that size and quality of tent. You only have to be caught in a thunderstorm once to know that you get what you pay for when it comes to tents. For the record, never skip adding the footprint, it just protects your investment even longer.
Nice tent. Next iteration: Include the footprint so we can fast and light it without paying more. Big tents can be hangouts if the floor is gone. Get double doors. Maybe a slightly smaller vestibule if two are there. Anyways, two vestibules make these big tents much better aero wise. And magnets for the door clasps. And the green fly on the website is nice. Blue is nice too. Maybe multiple fly fabric or color choices. And an extra pole and sleeve for repairs. Cheers.
👍 great review, Ben. I like the tent. I've trusted msr for years, they have quality products with hardly any failures and customer service that is exemplary. 👏👏 Great seeing your family out enjoying each other, take care.
es calidad tengo una soy de colombia la he probado en lluvia fuerte va de maravilla este modelo es unico en la historia de tent para la famila recordadndo que la papa hubba hubba era la mas grande ahora es esta la habitude 6 genial super para la familia calidad ligera para llevar a todos lados soy fan de MSR tengo algunos productos mas
Magnifico esto es lo que buscaba leer para decidirme por esta tienda ... que va bien con la lluvia ya que nosotros que vivimos por centro america llueve bastante.
Looks like a great tent, but I would need to see how it handles in the rain or hear someone's experience who has had it in a rainstorm before I could begin to judge whether it was worth that price or not.
How has the tent held up in bad weather? And how's the ventilation. I was hoping to see some vent lower down to help bring in cool air when the fly is fully closed.
The floor looks really weak I use cots and generally out additional tarp under the feet. Is that fabric strong enough for cot use for real?? I recently switched to the Helinox cot from the REI cot which had bigger feet...
We have the Habitude 6 and used it four our family of 4- two helinox Cots and two cheaper alps engineering cots. We used a footprint with our tent but we did get a little hole in the floor about the size of a pencil eraser. We were camping on a rocky surface and it was the Alps cots (in combination with squiggly kids) that caused it. Easy fix with the repair kit. Lesson learned on our part. We use little feet or pool noodles under the wire framed cots now. Other than that- the tent has been fantastic.
Great video! Iam trying to decide between Habitude 4 and 6. Please can you give me some pros and cons? Is the 6 more difficult or slower to pitch than 4?
@@livingsurvival Thank you so much for the response! I have watched your video several times and decided to get the 6 after all. You made a really good point when saying that you can put a table inside in case it rains and that is actually a priceless option to have. :)
Great review!! I’m looking for a backpacking tent for 7 kids my kids are ages 3 to 13 and they out grew our 4 person BA tent. We are looking for a replacement tent and I think this may be the one unless anyone has any other recommendations.
Will you like to tint what would be great with some Earth Tone colors so maybe if you wanted to do some some stealth camping you could. Interested in the 3 man tent but I don't like the colors.
Thank you for saying "6 man" tent. The ridiculous trend to "6 person" is illogical (because the average man is always bigger than the average woman) and slower to say.
@@livingsurvival I have already discovered that the light does not come with European models. Too bad. But otherwise I am very satisfied with this super nice tent. This is my third MSR tent. For this I had the elixir 3 and 4
We got this tent and are blown away by everything it offers. It was so easy to put up and easy to take down. It's marvel to see the tent get built. It seems underwhelming at first but then you put on the rest of the poles and you begin to see how well designed the tent is.
The first thing my wife said go me when we got in... "I'm actually excited to go camping now..."
Thanks for the review. I purchased one for tent camping on my Goldwing motorcycle with my pull behind trailer. Very simple setup. Two points to make is on the x poles you will make sure the cross bracket is installed with the open cup end facing down. And when installing the rain fly before you put the corner clips down 1/2 way up where the red guy out loops are there is Velcro loops that should be wrapped around the poles on the inside of the fly. These help steady the fly and poles should a wind storm occurs. Then when you guy out the mid section the guys support the frame. These should always be guyed out and staked if possible. It’s a big tent and lots wind surface.
I just ordered this tent, and those are great additional tips, so thank you!
I own an MSR Elixir 3 (2017) and I've been using it for mountaineering here in the Philippines which always rains. It is still in good condition in 2022. I am thinking of buying one for my family since we also want a stand-in tent with enough room. Thank you for this review!
Saw this tent on sale. Pulled the trigger on the 6 person. Will be using with my family of 4...gonna be a good summer!
How did you like it??
How did you like it?
I just broke down and bought the habitude 6. Your video was very informative and helped me make the decision. We previously had a kingdom 6 with garage (we had it for years and served us well on many cross country trips)- but it didn't survive the 25mph winds in Oklahoma a few weeks ago. I'm looking forward to taking this shiny new MSR out for a trial weekend before we head out across the country again in a couple months. I am still concerned on how well the MSR habitude will do in windy conditions, but it appears a bit more streamlined than the Kingdom 6. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :) Thanks again for a great and informative video-
How is the Habitude doing for you? I’m looking to replace our Kingdom 6 as well.
@@JourneyontheTrail I love it. Easy to put up. We (family of four) used it for about 4 weeks last year from the Badlands to Yellowstone to Mesa Verde and everywhere else in between. Three season weather and it was solid. We did get one tiny hole in the floor (and we used a footprint) but I equate that to the rocky surface we were camped on and my squirmy daughter and her cot (the legs). I love this tent.
@@halliestephen-castro4828 that’s awesome to hear! Thanks for the response!
Love how quickly that tent goes up. Definitely going to check that out. Thanks for sharing.
Just ordered one. I have excellent backpacking/mountaineering tents; however, finding a good family tent has been a challenge. My current 4P is bombproof, but a real work-out to set up.
You got the 6 man msr……price??
lovely review. thank you.
I am gonna stay all summer in this tent in the swiss mtns, hopefully it's gonna sing with the summerstorms.
MSR makes great tents I have 2 Hubba Hubba 2 man tents and I have had them for 8 years and only thing that I have had to do is regular Maintenance.
Great review! I’ve been looking for a spacious tent for long outings, I’ve been hesitant to buy something like this as I do a lot of winter camping and I’m not sure it’ll handle the wind.
After watching this review, I did a google search and found this at REI for $323.00 and just went for it. Pick it up today, I’ll use it next weekend and see how it goes.
I actually don’t think that it is unreasonably priced for that size and quality of tent. You only have to be caught in a thunderstorm once to know that you get what you pay for when it comes to tents. For the record, never skip adding the footprint, it just protects your investment even longer.
I don’t worry about it much on grassy campgrounds. Otherwise yes.
it was between this and the nemo wagon top. MSR wins by the looks of a much faster set up. thanks for the demo, should make for great camping!
Nice tent.
Next iteration: Include the footprint so we can fast and light it without paying more. Big tents can be hangouts if the floor is gone. Get double doors. Maybe a slightly smaller vestibule if two are there. Anyways, two vestibules make these big tents much better aero wise. And magnets for the door clasps. And the green fly on the website is nice. Blue is nice too. Maybe multiple fly fabric or color choices. And an extra pole and sleeve for repairs.
Cheers.
👍 great review, Ben. I like the tent. I've trusted msr for years, they have quality products with hardly any failures and customer service that is exemplary. 👏👏
Great seeing your family out enjoying each other, take care.
es calidad tengo una soy de colombia la he probado en lluvia fuerte va de maravilla este modelo es unico en la historia de tent para la famila recordadndo que la papa hubba hubba era la mas grande ahora es esta la habitude 6 genial super para la familia calidad ligera para llevar a todos lados soy fan de MSR tengo algunos productos mas
Magnifico esto es lo que buscaba leer para decidirme por esta tienda ... que va bien con la lluvia ya que nosotros que vivimos por centro america llueve bastante.
Good looking tent but the random blue rainfly kind of threw me off. Tent companies needs to start making more earth tone colors. Cheers!
Bright colors are used for backpackers, mountaineers and expeditions to be found in case of emergency.
Looks like a great tent, but I would need to see how it handles in the rain or hear someone's experience who has had it in a rainstorm before I could begin to judge whether it was worth that price or not.
I had it setup in the yard during a rainstorm and handled fine. Unfortunately when real world testing I didn’t get rain.
How has the tent held up in bad weather? And how's the ventilation. I was hoping to see some vent lower down to help bring in cool air when the fly is fully closed.
Great review, just ordered one from go out doors, £475 will let you know how I get on. Cheers
How did you like it?
If you have the footprint can you set up the rain fly without the tent , then install the tent underneath where dry?
The floor looks really weak
I use cots and generally out additional tarp under the feet.
Is that fabric strong enough for cot use for real??
I recently switched to the Helinox cot from the REI cot which had bigger feet...
We have the Habitude 6 and used it four our family of 4- two helinox
Cots and two cheaper alps engineering cots. We used a footprint with our tent but we did get a little hole in the floor about the size of a pencil eraser. We were camping on a rocky surface and it was the Alps cots (in combination with squiggly kids) that caused it. Easy fix with the repair kit. Lesson learned on our part. We use little feet or pool noodles under the wire framed cots now. Other than that- the tent has been fantastic.
@@halliestephen-castro4828
Thanks for the feedback
Nice tent shocking colour for outer. For its price you can get an airbeam tent, half the weight & can be put up faster still. Cheers
I got one of those to review. It couldn’t handle a light breeze and deflated after two days.
Absolutely a winner... great review...
I’d you want quality it’s there.
@@livingsurvival there’s none in Amazon 🥺
Carlos Sepulveda you know quality. There are other buying options there.
Great video! Iam trying to decide between Habitude 4 and 6. Please can you give me some pros and cons? Is the 6 more difficult or slower to pitch than 4?
Same pitch time. Would just be heavier and more bulky is all.
@@livingsurvival Thank you so much for the response! I have watched your video several times and decided to get the 6 after all. You made a really good point when saying that you can put a table inside in case it rains and that is actually a priceless option to have. :)
Great review!! I’m looking for a backpacking tent for 7 kids my kids are ages 3 to 13 and they out grew our 4 person BA tent. We are looking for a replacement tent and I think this may be the one unless anyone has any other recommendations.
You get what you pay for in tents. Whatever you get make sure it has a fly that covers the entire tent plus vestibule. Thanks for the comment!
Will you like to tint what would be great with some Earth Tone colors so maybe if you wanted to do some some stealth camping you could. Interested in the 3 man tent but I don't like the colors.
Love the tent but my god when it’s hot out!! The ventilation isn’t great…wish it had windows
Excellent
I wonder if the rainfly from the Military ECWT would fit over this tent for a more subdued look. They have a similar shape.
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Thank you for saying "6 man" tent. The ridiculous trend to "6 person" is illogical (because the average man is always bigger than the average woman) and slower to say.
Thie extra guyline points, either a storm or just normal camping in Colorado.
Good review. But, man, those tents are pricey!
Have you tried this under the rain ? I am planning on buying this tent
Light rain. Worked fine.
I have the habitude six also. But there was no porch light with it. And i want it but i cannot find it.
Mine has it but didn’t come with batteries which are watch batteries so I doubt I’ll ever use it. It’s a niteize light.
@@livingsurvival I have already discovered that the light does not come with European models. Too bad. But otherwise I am very satisfied with this super nice tent. This is my third MSR tent. For this I had the elixir 3 and 4
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No need to buy a footprint when you leave footprints all over the tent when you set it up!
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Beautiful tent, but the colour of the rain fly, blue!
Much nice if it was red or white
That colour is shocking, make them green or brown!